20 Sep 2010
Porcelain Unicorn
In 1940s Germany, a young boy stumbles upon a Jewish girl in hiding.
The Tight Rein
Two wealthy mill owners wishing to consolidate their riches plot the arranged marriage of their children despite that pair’s indifference to each other and the son’s love for another woman. To bend them to their will, the fathers take too nefarious and cruel means to achieve their goals and bring tragedy down on them all.
Top Billed Cast
Anna Q. Nilsson Amy
Tom Moore Jack McCall - the Mill Owner's Son
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